Odense Steel Shipyard christens the 1st newbuilding in 2004

Odense Steel Shipyard presented its latest newbuilding for A.P.Mㅇller on March 20.
Mrs Lillian Cohen, wife of Mr Joel J. Cohen, Chairman and Co-chief Executive Officer of Sagent Advisor Inc., honoured the Owner by naming the newbuilding Adrian Maersk.
Adrian Maersk is Odense Steel Shipyard's first newbuilding in 2004 and has been built side by side with the first flexible support ship for the Royal Danish Navy.
With an overall length of 352 metres and a breadth of 43 metres, Adrian Maersk ranks among the largest and most modern container vessels in the world.
With its 12-cylinder diesel engine from HSD-Wartsila Sulzer, which develops 63,000 kW at 100 revolutions per minute (equivalent to 85,500 BHP), Adrian Maersk will after delivery enter Maersk Sealand's worldwide liner service.
Besides good facilities for her normal crew of 15, Adrian Maersk is equipped with an education centre for up to ten cadets enabling the vessel to function as a training ship.
Adrian Maersk is registered in Drag r and will be commanded by Captain Peter H.J. Koch, Fars with Leif Herup Pedersen, Holstebro as Chief Engineer.